Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 4:12 AM

[Deadline] We need $830 tonight — can you help?

⚠️ Hi John,   I look forward to that happy day when we’ve overturned Citizens United and enacted public financing of elections and I don’t need to do this anymore ;) Until then…   Can you donate just $1 now to help me raise enough money to shoot more videos, hire more te…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 3:29 AM

Is this belief radical?

Hi John,   Rebecca here: I’m short of my weekend fundraising goal. It’s critical I reach this goal this weekend, because fundraising will slow down around Christmas and New Year’s. Can you help out with a quick $1 donation now, so I can keep building a strong campaign t…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 4:48 AM

Incredibly disappointing

Hi John,   I’m for the Green New Deal, reproductive freedom, and housing for all. I don’t take money from the companies stopping us from achieving those policies, so I need your help. Can you make a quick $7 donation now to help me win my election to Congress, as the fi…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 5:19 AM

Mid-month and we need your help

$17.23 Hi John,   Our average donation this month so far is $17.23. I’m really proud of this fact — this is a grassroots campaign!   Educators, nurses, engineers, truck drivers, software developers, retail workers, restaurant workers. People on Social Security. These are…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 14, 2021 at 2:46 AM

Scrambling for cash

Hi John,   Couple updates: I met my fundraising goal yesterday before midnight. Thank you! A couple people have asked for an option to still receive our emails, but fewer per week. The new email software we’re using allows that, and I wanted to let you know we’re worki…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 2:47 AM

[Real deadline] Midnight Eastern tonight

Hi John,   We need to raise additional money before midnight Eastern tonight. Can you help with a quick $7 donation now to help me win? Thank you!   You probably get a lot of political emails — trust me, I do, too. So I want to let you know that tonight’s fundraising de…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 12, 2021 at 2:08 AM

You should skip this email

Hi John,   If you want fake urgency and doomsaying, you should skip this email. I’ll never email you saying the sky is falling just so I can get your donation.   The hard truth is this:   ⚠️ 8 million people have been kicked off unemployment.   ⚠️ The Quad-State Tornado…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 11, 2021 at 12:15 AM

The extremists have won. Now we have to fight back. Can you help me win, so I can fight for reproductive rights in Congress?

Hi John,   Today the Supreme Court upheld Texas’ near-total ban on abortions. This is the law that lets citizens collect bounties as a reward for preventing women from having abortions.   This Supreme Court decision gives license for extremists to pass the same law in o…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 1:34 AM

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Hi John,   In the richest country on Earth, no one should be homeless, hungry, without healthcare, or in poverty. The planet shouldn’t be burning while billionaires take vanity rides into space. That’s why I’m running for Congress. Fundraising is tight around the holida…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 8:30 PM

It’s a total media blackout. Can you help?

⚠️ Hi John,   Call me radical, but I think politics should be about who has the best ideas and has proven that they work for the people, not corporations. I think it should be about ending homelessness, hunger, poverty, and deaths from lack of healthcare.   Can you contr…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 2:30 PM

I am really fed up with this

Hi John,   [Note for John: December is an extremely tough month for fundraising, and I have bills the campaign must pay by December 31. I’m not a self-funded candidate — could you step in to help me meet the campaign’s obligations this month? Thank you so much.]   I’m s…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 5, 2021 at 3:26 AM

Behind the scenes

Hi John,   Just got done from 5 hours of shooting videos! Can you chip in $3 now to help me pay for the next round of videos? Thank you!   After the success of our campaign launch video, I asked you all to help me pay for shooting more videos, and you came through. Than…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 10:38 PM

Thank you John

Hi John,   Everyone has a lot going on right now, and I know you probably do, too. The pandemic has turned a lot of people’s lives upside down.   I appreciate you reading our emails and supporting our campaign. I couldn’t do it without you.   If you can, a donation woul…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Omicron

Hi John,   Will this pandemic ever end?   It feels like it’s been going on forever with no end in sight. Now we have the new variant of concern: Omicron.   I stand for monthly checks to everyone in this country until the pandemic is over, as well as Medicare for All and…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 2:44 AM

Islamophobia

Hi John,   Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been under attack from her coworker, Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. Boebert calls the Squad the “Jihad Squad,” and she’s called Omar a suicide bomber.   Boebert issued a non-apology, and then Republican Congresswoman Mar…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 2:06 AM

Almost 20% of Americans lost this 1 thing

Hi John,   Bloomberg News reports that almost 20% of Americans lost their entire life savings during the pandemic. For people making under $50,000, that number is 30%.   This is a miserable indictment of our government, which has let 777,000 Americans die and put millio…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Billionaires should not exist

Hi John,   I need to raise $1K by the end of the month. Can you help?   Billionaires don’t make 500,000 times more per hour than their workers because they work 500,000 times harder. Billionaires exploit people.   That’s why Amazon drivers pee in bottles and little chil…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 27, 2021 at 10:41 PM

This is not hyperbole

Hi John,   Remember the heat dome in the Pacific Northwest, when temperatures reached 115 degrees and over 1,000 people died? Well, the climate catastrophe is only getting worse.   We need to treat this crisis as if our house is on fire ALL THE TIME, not just when there…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 27, 2021 at 12:41 AM

George Bush & Black Friday

Hi John,   After 9/11, George W. Bush told us not to let the terrorists win...by going shopping. The terrorists “hated our freedoms,” and by “freedoms,” Bush meant buying trinkets and going to Disney World. So the best way to own the terrorists was to put more stuff on …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 1:16 AM

Hi John, I need your help

Quick request Hi John,   Our campaign launch video has received 150,000 views and brought in a wave of donations. We need to invest heavily into making more videos, and we need to raise $1,400 in the next 24 hours to do that. Can you give $1 now to fund our videos?   Don…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 1:33 AM

Why hasn’t Trump been indicted?

Hi John,   We’re approaching 2022 and Trump and his associates are enjoying life and signing book deals. Why?   After their corrupt conduct in office, Trump and his thugs should be indicted. If you agree, please chip in now with $7 — or whatever you can afford — so I ca…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 2:30 AM

Exciting new endorsement

Hi John,   I’m proud to share that the People’s Party of Washington just endorsed me! They write:   "Whereas Rebecca Parson’s policy stances on Labor Rights, Political Reform, Poverty, Healthcare, Disability Rights, and the Unhoused align w…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 21, 2021 at 12:07 AM

One-year anniversary

Hi John,   Today is the one-year anniversary of Tacoma Housing Now taking an empty public building for emergency pandemic housing for the homeless. Can you help me celebrate by donating $7 now, so I can keep fighting to end homelessness — in Congress?   This was our pre…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 20, 2021 at 1:32 AM

Rittenhouse

Hi John,   Today Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. This tweet sums it up: This ruling sends the message that if a white person murders protestors marching in defense of Black lives, they’ll get away with it.   -Rebecca P…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 1:29 AM

David vs. Goliath

Hi John,   The entire political system is set up to protect the status quo and incumbents. Two examples: WA’s partisan Redistricting Commission failed to issue new congressional maps based on the 2020 census data, so I may not know for several months where my precise d…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 2:45 AM

Undemocratic secrecy in WA

Hi John,   The Washington State Redistricting Commission failed last night to issue a new map by the deadline. This means I might not even know what towns and counties are in my district until April 30. I need your help to fight back against this undemocratic, untranspa…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 1:17 AM

Just saw this on OpenSecrets

59% vs 6% Hi John,   I’ve heard across the board that political donations are down right now, and it’s affecting our campaign as well.   I’m behind on this month’s fundraising goals and need your help to catch up, so I can hire key staff in January. Can you help me raise…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 2:21 AM

No, really, it’s a real person!

Hi John,   Oftentimes when I call donors to thank them they say, “Oh wait, this is a real person?” Then, “Wait, this is actually you, not a volunteer?”   Yep! And I’ll be calling more donors this upcoming week to thank them. On these calls, I thank people and ask what t…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 6:15 PM

The other trial no one’s talking about

Hi John,   The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has rightly been getting a lot of attention.   But there’s another trial that deserves attention and hasn’t been getting it: the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was out jogging on February 23, 2020 when three white …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 12, 2021 at 2:31 PM

I’m going to Congress to fight for the big ideas: healthcare, housing, and jobs for all. Can you chip in now to help me win, so I can fight for these popular, universal programs?

Hi John,   In the richest country on Earth, no one should be hungry, homeless, without healthcare, or in poverty. The planet shouldn’t be burning while do-nothing politicians take money from Chevron and give us only platitudes.   I don’t think this is such a radical pos…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Not again

Hi John,   People across the political spectrum are saying that 2022 is going to be a banner year for Republicans.   I hope not, but I’m worried it might be true. Can you chip in a couple dollars to help me win, keep this seat blue, and fight for housing for all, Medica…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 12:21 AM

Against the odds

Hi John,   My opponent has millions of dollars in corporate cash to throw at TV ads.   But progressive challengers have won against the odds before.   I need to get my message out to voters in this district, so they see they have a choice in this race: a progressive to …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 4:35 AM

I have a plan

Hi John,   I’m running to end homelessness in America, which is more reasonable than it sounds because we’re the richest country on Earth — and there are 28 empty homes for every homeless person. Can you chip in $7 now to help me win, so I can fight in Congress for hous…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 2:17 AM

John, following up on yesterday's email

Hi John,   Quick update: we’re still $5,500 away from being able to buy our voter contact tool.   This tool will let our Field Director cut “turfs” (locations to go canvassing) where canvassers will knock on doors. Conversations at doors are the #1 way our campaign can …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 8, 2021 at 4:26 AM

We need $6,800 this week for a canvassing tool

Hi John,   We’re going to knock on every single door it takes to win this election, and we’re getting started early.   But there’s one critical thing we need to facilitate that: a voter database and voter contact tool. That will let us know 1) who to canvass and 2) wher…

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  Tyler Hwang · [email protected]

November 7, 2021 at 2:34 AM

[Urgent] In the next 7 days...

Hi John,   This is Tyler with Team Rebecca. I’ve been looking at our fundraising numbers, and we’re behind where we need to be. In the next 7 days, we need to raise $6,800 for the canvassing and voter-file software we need. Please give a couple bucks now to get us there…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 6, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Come on, man

Hi John,   There’s been a lot of back and forth in Congress and haggling behind closed doors today about the BIF and Build Back Better bills. But whatever happens, this fact remains: $3.5 trillion was the compromise.   If I were in Congress right now, I’d be pushing to …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 5, 2021 at 1:48 AM

I write my own emails

We need $1,000 Hi John,   We need to raise $1,000 to expand our campaign’s digital outreach. Can you give $7 now to help us achieve our goal today?   If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:   Chip in $7 ri…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 11:22 PM

What I saw yesterday

Hi John,   The fact that tents lined the street where I dropped off my ballot yesterday shows how much we need more than voting. A system that allows billionaires to exist while people sleep on the street is deeply sick. I have a plan for ending homelessness in this cou…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 1:38 AM

Voting rights under assault

Hi John,   Republicans are decimating voting rights and corporate Democrats are enabling them. Without voting rights, what semblance of a democracy will we have left? We need working-class representatives who will fight for our rights, not bow to Republicans. If you agr…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

November 1, 2021 at 1:51 AM

🧛

Tax the rich Hi John,   Tax. The. Rich.   Billionaires’ extreme wealth lets them buy elections and rig the economy in their favor. We need to tax them until they can’t anymore. If you agree, please donate now! I’m running against a Chevron Democrat and I need all the hel…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 31, 2021 at 12:42 AM

3 things

Quick note Hi John,   There are 3 things I need to invest in ASAP to keep building a strong campaign:   Field program   Communications/media  Data analytics   Can you help me fund these three pillars of the campaign with a quick $7 donation right now? October ends tomo…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 9:56 PM

They are laughing at us

Enough is enough Hi John,   [Note: the end of the month is in 2 days, and we need to raise $4,746 before then in order to invest in the field, data, and comms that we need to win this campaign. Please give $7 now — or whatever you can afford — because the clock is tickin…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 11:23 PM

Nope

Hi,   Here’s my response to the Build Back Better Bill: nope. Here’s why:   ⚠️ Does it cut fossil fuel subsidies? Nope. It adds new ones.   ⚠️ Does it include dental and vision in Medicare? Nope.   ⚠️ Free community college? Nope.   ⚠️ Paid family leave? Nope.   ⚠️ Bill…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 27, 2021 at 10:07 PM

No BS

Hi,   I just checked ActBlue, and we’re only 70% of the way to October’s fundraising goal. I need to raise $1,188.80 today to be on track.   Can you chip in with $7 — or whatever you can afford — to help me get there today? Every dollar helps me raise the $1,188.80 I ne…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 11:16 PM

Sinema: "Don't touch me."

Hi,   One of Kyrsten Sinema’s constituents politely asked her in an airport why she won’t meet with her constituents. Sinema’s response: “Don’t touch me.” (The constituent didn’t touch her.) Wow.   Sinema is the mascot for out-of-touch politicians who act comp…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 25, 2021 at 10:10 PM

How to fight fascists

Hi,   The far right has effectively killed Roe v. Wade, and they’re working on killing same-sex marriage. Last week, Republican legislators in Texas issued an opinion stating that same-sex marriage is still illegal in Texas because (according to them), state law trumps …

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 24, 2021 at 11:35 PM

You got us our campaign office! (and other updates)

Thank you! Hello!   I wanted to give you a quick campaign update:   We hired a local college senior and organizer who was a fellow on the last campaign and has been doing an amazing job helping us with fundraising, organization, and political outreach. We moved into a s…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 24, 2021 at 12:44 AM

It’s just common sense

Do you agree? Hi,   In the richest country on Earth, no one should be hungry, homeless, without healthcare, or in poverty. The planet shouldn’t be burning while politicians like my opponent take money from oil companies.   This is just common sense.   There are solutions…

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  Rebecca Parson · [email protected]

October 22, 2021 at 1:24 AM

GOP’s voter suppression

End the filibuster Senate Republicans blocked a critical voting rights bill from moving forward.   You know what would overcome this? Getting rid of the filibuster.   There’s a long history of the filibuster being used to block civil rights and voting legislation. So why…

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